News From LezGetReal.com- Portuguese Parliament Passes First Hurdle In Marriage Equality Vote January 8, 2010Portugal has joined Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands in permitting same-sex couples to marry. The bill passed the Portuguese Parliament with all Center Left and Left parties supporting it, and all Right and Center Right parties opposing it. Portugal is a predominantly Catholic nation, and the Vatican is heavily opposed to [...]Sei
- Letterman Jokes And Religious Right Goes Ballistic Over Simpson Appointment January 7, 201001/07/09- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There has been a great deal of upset among many in the LGBT Community over the recent short joke in David Letterman’s monologue about Amanda Simpson, the recent Obama Administration appointee to the Commerce Department. In the clip, Letterman makes it clear that Simpson is a transwoman, and it is shortly [...]BridgettePL
- New Jersey Fails To Pass Marriage Equality Bill January 7, 201001/07/09- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It was hardly a surprise. New Jersey failed to join the five other states which currently allow same-sex marriage. The bill failed twenty to fourteen. After the voter veto in Maine of their marriage equality bill, and the failure of New York to pass marriage equality legislation, it [...]Sei
- Lez Ask The Femme: Getting Started January 7, 2010Hey Lezzies, Welcome back to “Ask A Femme.” I’m Natasia and I will be dishing out advice on love, dating, relationships, friendship, career, family and fashion issues. Are your friends tired of trying to come up with the solutions to your problems? Are your friends the problem? Did your mom surprise you with a date [...]Natasia Rose
- Despite the Recession, LBGT Niche Market Grows January 7, 2010Image by Getty Images via Daylife The tourism industry has suffered greatly since the recession hit. Many Americans are tightening their belts and lavish vacations are generally one of the first luxury items to go. However, NY1, New York City’s 24 hour news channel, is reporting that the LGBT community is the only market that is [...]Natasia Rose
- Irish blogger names Iris Robinson’s ex-lover: 21 year-old Kirk McCambley January 7, 2010Irish Blogger, Bobballs, claims to have named the ex-lover of Northern Irish politician, Iris Robinson. As part of her statement, she said that the relationship developed after she encouraged people to invest in this man’s business. At 9.20am GMT, he posted this: The business in question is the cafe in the Lock-keepers Inn at the Lagan Valley [...]CanuckJacq
- Vermont Contempt Hearing Scheduled In Miller-Jenkins Custody Battle January 7, 201002/07/09- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Judge William Cohen of Rutland Family Court has scheduled the hearing to consider a motion regarding holding Lisa Miller in contempt of court for failing to appear at the custody exchange of Isabella Miller on the first of January. The hearing is scheduled for 22 January in Rutland, Vermont, and [...]Sei
- National Republicans join fight against D.C. Marriage Equality January 7, 20101/7/10-by Paula Brooks In a move that has angered some District of Columbia Republican leaders, national GOP congressional leaders have joined local anti-gay activists in a court fight to allow voters to decide whether same-sex marriage should be legal in the District. In September, a group led by an Anti-Gay Maryland preacher, Bishop Harry Jackson, asked D. […]Paula Brooks
- Prop 8 Trial URGENT UPDATE: Despite Cameras Approved – we need more signatures January 7, 2010From a San Jose Mercury News article: “Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker approved court-operated cameras in his courtroom for delayed release on YouTube, but rejected a bid by media organizations to televise the proceedings themselves for live broadcast.” This decision is NOT final: Judge Walker is leaving the public comment period open un […]Melanie Nathan
- Judge Walker Will Allow TV Cameras -82,000 responded to call for public interest January 6, 2010The Prop 8 Trial will start on the 11th of January here in San Francisco. You all did a stellar job of insisting on Cameras in the Court Room. Equality AMERICA is reporting -that the Judge has ruled in favor of Cameras in the court room. UPDATED: 82,000 responded to Courage Campaign’s Call and others [...]Melanie Nathan
- Anti-Marriage Amendments Face Tough Road In Iowa and New Hampshire January 6, 201001/06/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire When in doubt, make the election about saving marriage. That is what socially conservative groups in New Hampshire and Iowa are trying to do despite long odds of ever actually getting anti-marriage amendments passed. The Republican Party in Iowa, at least, is more than willing to embrace the issue of [...]Sei
- Anti-Gay Northern Irish Politician Was Having an Affair January 6, 2010Image via Wikipedia On December 28th, 2009, MP Iris Robinson said that problems with depression had caused her to be unable to meet her responsibilities as MP. Today it emerged that she had been having an affair and the guilt lead her to try to kill herself around midnight on March 1, 2008. She says the affair [...]CanuckJacq
- Casey Johnson: Introspectively January 6, 201001/06/09-by Natasia Rose The media has been in a frenzy covering the tragic death of Casey Johnson, the heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. Johnson first appeared on my radar when she began dating Courtenay Semel, another heiress who lived with Lindsey Lohan for a hot minute before Lohan met DJ Samantha Ronson. At the [...]Natasia Rose
- New Jersey State Senate To Take Up Marriage Equality Bill January 6, 201001/05/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The New Jersey Senate is set to vote on marriage equality this upcoming Thursday. Should the pass it, than the House in the Assembly will take it up. Not only is there a question as to whether or not New Jersey will make the move from civil unions to full [...]Sei
- Rhode Island Assembly Overrides Governor’s Veto On Funeral Rights January 6, 201001/05/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Rhode Island Republican Governor Don Carcieri vetoed a law which would have granted same-sex and unmarried couples the right to plan the funerals of their late partners. Today, by a wide margin, the Rhode Island State Assembly overrode that veto. Governor Carcieri, who is affiliated with the National Organization for [...] […]Sei
- Urgent Call for Public Comment as to Why Prop 8 Trial Should be Televised January 5, 2010Posted by Melanie Nathan: Here is a letter that many more of you may have received. Please pursue this. If we make a big noise about televising it, it may well happen. If we are silent we will be forgotten. People and Oraganizations make your voice heard asap. An important factor is that this trial [...]Melanie Nathan
- The Dinah’s Mariah Hanson Nets Another Big Star! January 5, 2010Reported by Melanie Nathan Following a Press release in LOS ANGELES, CA - Celebrating its 20th milestone anniversary (March 31- April 4, 2010), Club Skirts The Dinah (www.TheDinah.com) is once again breaking grounds by delivering the creme de la creme of all things entertainment – and […]Melanie Nathan
- Jillian Michaels Comes Out! January 5, 2010 Natasia Rose
- Odds Against Marriage Equality In New Jersey Grow January 5, 20101/5/10-by Paula Brooks With the clock ticking on Marriage Equality in New Jersey, yesterday the Garden States Democratically controlled General Assembly Judiciary Committee refused to take up a proposal that would grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages in the state. The Assembly speaker, Joseph J. Roberts Jr., declined to put it the marriage bill for […]Paula Brooks
- Reports Johnson & Johnson Heiress, Casey Johnson is Dead Age 30 January 5, 2010Posted by Melanie Nathan The LAPD released a statement confirming the death of Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson. (Picked up from OK Magazine) Reported by OK at January 4th, 2010 9:45 pm / Author: OK! Staff I have not verified this for myself. “Just in: TMZ is reporting that Casey Johnson, 30, the party girl heiress [...]Melanie Nathan
- Portuguese Parliament Passes First Hurdle In Marriage Equality Vote January 8, 2010
